The Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) is a component of the Global Protection Cluster and since April 2017 is led by UNFPA as lead Agency and 18 Core Members.

A three-day stocktaking meeting and a one-day strategic meeting with the Core Members among other initiatives have been organized to facilitate a smooth leadership transition, redefine the governance structure, and provide ongoing technical/coordination support to inter-agency field colleagues.

The GBV AoR Coordination Team has developed several strategic documents that define the GBV AoR scope and strategic priorities for the next months. In this regard, an international consultant is being sought to capitalize and build on existing GBV-related documents and strategy documents from other IASC clusters that reflect good practices. The GBV AoR Strategy will also be aligned with the Global Protection Cluster Strategy and the Call to Action Road Map. The GBV AoR Task Teams will provide their ToRs and work plans that will inform the overall strategy. The consultant will elaborate a draft GBV AoR strategy document to be circulated among the GBV AoR members, Task Teams and key field actors, including GBV Sub-Cluster members, to endorse and finalize a Strategy. Consultations will be conducted virtually at global level and field level as well as through face to face consultations in selected countries via core members or the REGA during missions, or in person. Finally, the consultant will develop a costed 2017/2019 Workplan, based on the Strategy Document.

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

The consultant will:

Consolidate a first GBV AoR Strategy Draft based on a desk review of: GBV AoR Strategic and Stock Taking Minutes of Meetings, Call to Action on Protection from GBV in Emergencies Roadmap, Action Plan and related documents; GBV AoR commitments to the Call to Action; Task Team and Reference groups’ Terms of References and if available work plans; GBV AoR Capacity Development Strategy; Global Cluster Protection Strategy; RTAP baseline document; and any other relevant GBV documents that involved consultation. ( 10 working days)

Engage in face to face meetings (at least five) with the key cluster leads and the Agencies in Geneva including but not limited to GPC, CP AOR, OCHA (IASC), and relevant Cluster leads.

Finalize the GBV AoR Strategy according to feedback on draft, including from core members, and develop related deliverables to communicate strategy for external audiences (powerpoint presentation and 2-pager for external communication). (7 working days)

Lead a face to face discussion on the Strategy at the Global Retreat with Sub-Cluster Coordinators (TBD).

Elaborate a draft 2017/2018 costed workplan to be submitted to the GBV AoR Coordination Team that will include the REGA Strategic priorities as well as documented priorities/work plans of the different Task Teams and Reference groups, among others. (3 working days)

The consultant will be asked to use the following core GBV AoR resources and Protection documents: